Advising entrepreneurs, management teams, private equity houses and leading multinationals, our sector team provides in-depth knowledge and independent advice for companies seeking to capitalise on fast-moving trends across the sector.
Our clients span the full range of sub-sectors from food and drink production and distribution, through to end retailers. And our breadth of knowledge means we have the expertise to take full advantage of the technological advances, increased convenience, and extreme customisation that is sweeping the industry, alongside the rise of the health-conscious consumer and the move towards the premium, value-added offer.
Adviser to FnB Private Equity on the sale of the Baserria Group to a financial holding
View moreAdviser to Profura on its sale to Fazer Group
View moreAdviser to Eurovo Group on the acquisition of the poultry farming division of Avril Group
View moreAdviser to JBS and Rigamonti on the acquisition of King’s
View moreAdviser to the shareholders of Permeare on its sale to Della Toffola Group
View moreAdviser to Gradiente on raising finance to support the acquisition of a majority stake in the share capital of Giuriati Group S.r.l.
View moreAdviser to the shareholders of Markal on its sale to Lionel Wolberg
View moreAdviser to Brödernas on its sale to Litorina
View moreAdviser to Sperlari on the acquisition of a majority stake in Dulcioliva
View moreAdviser to DeA Capital on raising finance to support the acquisition of a majority stake in the share capital of Ekaf S.p.A.
View moreAdviser to Italcanditi on the acquisition of Comprital Group
View moreThe dedicated team provided excellent advice, managed key transactional issues and showed great commitment to getting the deal done.Claus Sønniksen, former majority owner and CEO, Dalby Mølle
With offices in Europe, the US and Asia, our food and beverage team has the knowledge to deliver solutions that clients demand in this fast-changing sector.
See our teamOver 60
transactions advised upon
in the last 10 years
€2.5bn
in deal value
over the last 10 years
Over 40%
cross-border transactions
in the last 10 years
In the last couple of years there has been a notable uptick in M&A private equity (PE) activity in the Nordic region, with the TMT sector attracting particular attention. This has also expanded to inward investment from European PE firms, as domestic companies have become more internationally-minded and open to European PE investment in order to expand.
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Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is very much a topic of the moment in the finance market and is becoming increasingly prevalent in the debt markets. As social awareness and government regulation continues at pace, lenders are adapting themselves for a world in which economic success is not limited to financial returns and where high ESG standards will become the market norm.
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Following the publication of the Q2 2021 Clearwater International Multiples Heatmap, Unquote interviewed Clearwater’s executive team to discuss valuation trends in European private equity.
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